{"id":515,"date":"2010-03-06T18:45:35","date_gmt":"2010-03-06T07:45:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/?p=515"},"modified":"2010-03-07T11:58:40","modified_gmt":"2010-03-07T00:58:40","slug":"melbourne-storm-mother-nature-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/2010\/03\/melbourne-storm-mother-nature-style\/","title":{"rendered":"Melbourne Storm &#8211; Mother Nature Style"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Deviating from a pure tech focus for today, the heavy rain, hail and flooding in Melbourne has caught a lot of people unprepared. I do hope that there is a good drop in the catchment areas to top up the reservoirs.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been interesting to see what has popped up in the social media so I&#8217;ve included a few:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"640\" height=\"385\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/1v2WYUrQK1Y&#038;hl=en_US&#038;fs=1&#038;\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"440\" height=\"420\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/v6.tinypic.com\/player.swf?file=j5jpn6&#038;s=6\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"440\" height=\"420\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/v6.tinypic.com\/player.swf?file=2cfv03l&#038;s=6\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div id=\"attachment_516\" style=\"width: 291px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/BOM-Radar.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-516\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-516 \" title=\"BOM Radar - 20100306 @ 1745 hours\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/BOM-Radar-291x300.png?resize=291%2C300\" alt=\"BOM Radar - 20100306 @ 1745 hours\" width=\"291\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/BOM-Radar.png?resize=291%2C300&amp;ssl=1 291w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/BOM-Radar.png?w=510&amp;ssl=1 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 291px) 100vw, 291px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-516\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">BOM Radar - 20100306 @ 1745 hours<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_517\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Hail-Stones.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-517\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-517\" title=\"Golf Ball Hail Stones (Courtesy of Felicia and Peter Lau)\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Hail-Stones-300x199.jpg?resize=300%2C199\" alt=\"Golf Ball Hail Stones (Courtesy of Felicia and Peter Lau)\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Hail-Stones.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Hail-Stones.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-517\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Golf Ball Hail Stones (Courtesy of Felicia and Peter Lau)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_518\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Flooded-Garage.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-518\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-518\" title=\"Flooded Garage (Courtesy of David Clark)\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Flooded-Garage-225x300.jpg?resize=225%2C300\" alt=\"Flooded Garage (Courtesy of David Clark)\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Flooded-Garage.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Flooded-Garage.jpg?w=453&amp;ssl=1 453w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-518\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Flooded Garage (Courtesy of David Clark)<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">It&#8217;s been quite handy to have social media outlets such as Facebook and Twitter as well online forums such as <a title=\"Weather Events Part 5 | Whirlpool\" href=\"http:\/\/forums.whirlpool.net.au\/forum-replies.cfm?t=1325892&#038;p=33\" target=\"_blank\">Whirlpool<\/a> to see photos and videos from people in the affected areas of various things including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>actual flooding,<\/li>\n<li>the size of hail stones,<\/li>\n<li>prevention and clean up activities,<\/li>\n<li>damage to property.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As always, the <a title=\"256km Melbourne Radar Loop | Bureau of Meteorology\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bom.gov.au\/products\/IDR022.loop.shtml\" target=\"_blank\">Bureau of Meteorology<\/a> is handy for those in the affected areas to review the intensity of the rain and for any successive fronts that may be headed their way.<\/p>\n<p>I guess all of this technology bring Melbourne a lot closer for me having moved interstate to Sydney about six years ago and it is also far quicker than waiting for the news on free-to-air or pay television.<\/p>\n<p>For all my friends and family in Melbourne, I hope you are all safe and that this harsh weather passes soon with minimal damage to your homes and property.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deviating from a pure tech focus for today, the heavy rain, hail and flooding in Melbourne has caught a lot of people unprepared. I do hope that there is a good drop in the catchment areas to top up the reservoirs. 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